Ireland: Data Protection Commission (DPC) launches investigation and issues draft decision on Facebook's EU-US data transfers
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Data Protection Commission (DPC) launches investigation and issues draft decision on Facebook's EU-US data transfers
On 28 August 2020, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) launched a statutory investigation into the legality of Facebook Ireland's data transfers to the US, along with issuing a preliminary draft decision ordering Facebook to suspend its data…
Scope
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cross-border data transfer regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2020-08-28
under deliberation
2020-09-10
under appeal